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New cyber crimes unit coming to Knox County The new crimes unit will focus on digital and electronic evidence. Posted: Dec 21, 2020 7:17 PM Posted By: Gary Brian KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - It may seem pretty obvious. If there is evidence on a phone or computer, it needs to be investigated. But that process can be slow. Knox County prosecutor Dirk Carnahan explains, Typically that has to go to the FBI or the Indiana State police and that s where everybody sends their stuff. So there is a big backlog. The cyber crimes unit hopes to fix that problem. A grant for over one hundred thousand dollars is getting the program off the ground. It ll include a partnership between the sheriff s office, Vincennes police, and Vincennes University police. ....
The Knox County Prosecutorâs Office has secured a state grant that carries the potential to completely change the way local crimes are prosecuted. County prosecutor Dirk Carnahan announced this week that his office, under the leadership of paralegal and program coordinator Jocelyn Gadberry, received a more than $107,000 grant from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute aimed at developing a local cyber crimes unit. The grant, one from the 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Program, will go toward the purchase of equipment, specifically computers, and software licenses, all meant to give local law enforcement officers and investigators the ability to extract information from digital devices like smartphones and even fitness trackers. ....